diff --git a/daemon/src/main/java/bisq/daemon/app/BisqDaemonMain.java b/daemon/src/main/java/bisq/daemon/app/BisqDaemonMain.java
index d60a5ea4ba..a9e4ce2aae 100644
--- a/daemon/src/main/java/bisq/daemon/app/BisqDaemonMain.java
+++ b/daemon/src/main/java/bisq/daemon/app/BisqDaemonMain.java
@@ -91,13 +91,6 @@ public class BisqDaemonMain extends BisqHeadlessAppMain implements BisqSetup.Bis
     @Override
     protected void startApplication() {
         super.startApplication();
-
-        // We need to be in user thread! We mapped at launchApplication already...
-        headlessApp.startApplication();
-
-        // In headless mode we don't have an async behaviour so we trigger the setup by
-        // calling onApplicationStarted.
-        onApplicationStarted();
     }
 
     @Override